Generating Artificial Reverberation via Genetic Algorithms for Real-Time Applications

We introduce a Virtual Studio Technology (VST) 2 audio effect plugin that performs convolution reverb using synthetic Room Impulse Responses (RIRs) generated via a Genetic Algorithm (GA). The parameters of the plugin include some of those defined under the ISO 3382-1 standard (e.g., reverberation time, early decay time, and clarity), which are used to determine the fitness values of potential RIRs so that the user has some control over the shape of the resulting RIRs. In the GA, these RIRs are initially generated via a custom Gaussian noise method, and then evolve via truncation selection, random weighted average crossover, and mutation via Gaussian multiplication in order to produce RIRs that resemble real-world, recorded ones. Binaural Room Impulse Responses (BRIRs) can also be generated by assigning two different RIRs to the left and right stereo channels. With the proposed audio effect, new RIRs that represent virtual rooms, some of which may even be impossible to replicate in the physical world, can be generated and stored. Objective evaluation of the GA shows that contradictory combinations of parameter values will produce RIRs with low fitness. Additionally, through subjective evaluation, it was determined that RIRs generated by the GA were still perceptually distinguishable from similar real-world RIRs, but the perceptual differences were reduced when longer execution times were used for generating the RIRs or the unprocessed audio signals were comprised of only speech.     

椰心叶甲虫综合防治脉冲动力学模型的周期解

椰心叶甲虫是棕榈科植物最主要的害虫之一.论文针对两类寄生蜂攻击椰心叶甲虫不同年龄阶段的特点,建立了阶段结构的脉冲定期喷洒药物和释放天敌的综合防治模型.通过重合度理论和分析工具,证明了该模型周期解的存在性,给出了周期解存在的充分条件,并通过数值模拟验证了理论结果的有效性.     

惰气脉冲熔融热导法测定铌钛合金中氢含量

为准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量,使用LECO-404氢分析仪,采用惰性气氛脉冲加热熔融试样,热导法测定。研究了不同的脱气功率对空白值和试样分析值的影响,选择了脱气功率为4 500 W。通过助熔剂实验,选择了0.50g锡作为铌钛合金中氢释放的助熔剂。验证了钛标准样品的适用性。确定了分析功率为3 500 W,最短积分时间为60s。精密度实验中氢含量测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.5%~5.5%,加标回收率为97.82%~104.5%,可以准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量。研究结果对准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量具有指导意义。     

圆柱尾流的绝对不稳定性

在水槽和低湍流度水洞中进行亚临界雷诺数圆柱尾流稳定性实验来流速度由零缓慢增长到一定值后保持不变,稳定足够长时间后,在流向某站位处给流场一个有限幅值的脉冲扰动,测量扰动前后相当长时间内下游尾流速度信号的变化情况当雷诺数处于高亚临界值时,未受扰动的尾流速度脉动很小,处于定常状态,但对近尾流进行脉冲扰动后,能够激发出不衰减的旋涡脱落发现扰动位置限制在圆柱后一定范围内才能有效,再往下游则扰动随时间衰减．说明圆柱近尾流中存在一个绝对不稳定区,在该区域内的扰动将在当地放大,经过复杂的演化,最后形成不衰减的旋涡脱落.     

Stability criteria in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses

This paper focuses on the stability in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses. Being different from most of existing literatures, the impulses of functional differential equation are assumed to be closely associated to the current state. We propose a new comparison principle for the considered systems and establish several stability criteria in terms of two measures. Also, the theoretical results are applied in a class of delayed neural network systems with variable‐tine impulses, and numerical simulations are introduced to illustrate the effectiveness of our results. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synchronization of multiple bursting neurons ring coupled via impulsive variables

Synchronization behavior of bursting neurons is investigated in a neuronal network ring impulsively coupled, in which each neuron exhibits chaotic bursting behavior. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory and impulsive control theory, sufficient conditions for synchronization of the multiple systems coupled with impulsive variables can be obtained. The neurons become synchronous via suitable impulsive strength and resetting period. Furthermore, the result is obtained that synchronization among neurons is weakened with the increasing of the reset period and the number of neurons. Finally, numerical simulations are provided to show the effectiveness of the theoretical results.© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 29–37, 2015     

Surface arcing of insulators due to bentonite contamination

Impulse, alternating and direct voltage tests together with optical observations have been done under clean and polluted surface conditions with respect to bentonite, which is treated as a pollutant. The insulator materials tested were polymethyl methacrylate and polythene. Bentonite pollution may affect several surface flashover characteristics such as voltage at breakdown and 50% breakdown voltage under negative lightning impulse (1.2/50 μs) and the time to breakdown under wet condition for both negative and positive impulse voltage. There are four types of paths taken by the discharge channels, based on which the degree of degradation of the material surface may vary.     

THE DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE INTERESTING EXPERIMENT OF ROLLING BALL

本文定量分析了"瑞利球"实验的动力学过程。"瑞利球"实验中构建了一个"怪坡",通过对两导轨的控制,使均质圆球看起来像在"爬坡"。文中据刚体运动原理构建了物理模型,并分析系统的受力情况和运动过程,导出了均质圆球"爬坡"的最大高度的公式。在忽略空气阻力与摩擦力情况下,当两导轨杆初始距离远小于圆球半径、小球刚好不能掉落时突然合拢两导轨使其平行、两导轨初始夹角等于两倍导轨倾斜角时,均质圆球可以达到最大高度和最远距离。     

脉冲X射线辐照材料引起的汽化反冲冲量

分析比较了计算Ｘ射线辐照固体材料引起汽化反冲冲量的几种计算公式。通过对Ｘ射线辐照后材料运动过程的数值模拟和分析，提出了一种计算汽化反冲冲量的数值计算公式。计算结果表明:数值计算得到的汽化反冲冲量与ＢＢＡＹ公式的结果比较接近；脉冲Ｘ射线引起的汽化反冲冲量与Ｘ射线的能谱及辐照量有明显的依赖关系，且汽化反冲冲量随辐照量的变化是非线性的。     

THE DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF AN ORTHOTROPIC CYLINDRICAL THIN SHELL UNDER TORSION VARYING AS A POWER FUNCTION OF TIME

The subject of this investigation is to study the buckling of orthotropic cylindricalthin shells under torsion,which is a power function of time.The dynamic stability and compati-bility equations are obtained first.These equations are subsequently reduced to a time dependentdifferential equation with variable coefficient by using Galerkin's method.Finally,the critical dy-namic and static loading,the corresponding wave numbers,the dynamic factors,critical time andcritical impulse are found analytically by applying the Ritz type variational method.Using thoseresults,the effects of the variations of the power of time in the torsion load expression,of theloading parameter,the ratio of the Young's moduli and the ratio of the radius to thickness onthe critical parameters are studied numerically.It is observed that these factors have appreciableeffects on the critical parameters of the problem in the heading.